Jennifer, with Bruce and Betty, fled frantically under the cover of night. Because she had to carry two people, she couldn't leap between buildings like a monkey, using both hands and feet. But merely relying on the strength generated by her leg muscles, she could easily jump seven or eight stories high.
This allowed her to move quickly, and the Military blocking the streets couldn't even grasp her movements. Fortunately, General Ross had made thorough preparations, blocking all nearby streets and preparing a large number of helicopters to control the airspace. Otherwise, he might have lost track of his target once again.
So, the current situation was that Betty was leaping and running ahead, while behind her and all around, helicopters were constantly closing in, completely surrounding her. The more Jennifer ran, the more she realized she was caught in an ever-shrinking encirclement.
Even Jennifer, who had never dealt with the Military, understood at this point that she had nowhere left to run. So she quickly shouted to Bruce, asking,
"Bruce, what do we do now? There's nowhere left to run!"
Bruce was also in New York City for the first time, so of course he didn't know which place would be safe. However, with years of experience as a fugitive, he still thought of a feasible escape route.
"Go there, hide in a crowded place," Bruce pointed, showing Jennifer the way. The direction he pointed was the famous Broadway Theater.
The Broadway Theater is located on New York's most prosperous Broadway Avenue, which runs north to south through the entire Manhattan, with a total length of twenty-five kilometers. Towering buildings line both sides of the street, housing the renowned Wall Street Stock Exchange, as well as Madison Square, Times Square, and other epoch-making buildings representing the United States. Most notably, Broadway Avenue also gathers many famous theaters.
With the development and growth of the theaters, the dramatic arts here have achieved unparalleled success, so much so that when modern people mention Broadway, they seem to have forgotten its original meaning as a street, and have integrated it with dramatic performance art, making it a symbol and representative of the World's dramatic art's Eternity charm. Almost every day, countless americans or foreign tourists come here to enjoy World-renowned musicals.
Bruce didn't know the geography of New York, but that didn't mean he didn't know Broadway's fame. Tens of thousands of tourists pass through here every day, many of whom are foreign visitors. If these people were in the way, even the arrogant US Government wouldn't dare act recklessly. Because international public opinion would be enough to crush any Politician who dared to take responsibility.
So what he needed to do was very simple: have Jennifer lead them into this large crowd. If the Military dared to act tough, then Jennifer causing some commotion and chaos wouldn't be an unacceptable outcome.
Jennifer also realized what Bruce was thinking.
As a lawyer, she greatly admired Bruce's suggestion. Immediately, she shouted "Hold on tight!" to Bruce, then hugged the still unconscious Betty. With a mighty leap, her entire body shot out like a cannonball, drawing a very exaggerated arc, and landed in one of the grand theaters shimmering with neon lights.
Of course, she made a large hole and then calmly slipped inside.
This was naturally seen by the helicopters that had been tracking her. They also saw the conspicuous lion head logo on the building.
The Broadway Theater is almost a household name in the United States. For such an iconic presence, these Soldiers carrying out special orders dared not act recklessly.
"Officer, the target has entered the Broadway Theater. We cannot continue tracking," they immediately reported the situation, and General Ross, upon hearing the report, immediately frowned.
"Let the Police go in first and conduct a segmented search of the area. Our people will guard all entrances, exits, and rooftops. Find a good excuse, and be careful to appease the emotions of those foreigners; don't cause chaos."
Although General Ross really wanted to be tough and have his subordinates control everyone present, he knew it was simply impossible. In such an opera house, you never know who might be sitting in the audience. It could be the Sect Leader of a Financial Conglomerate, or even the current mayor of New York. Even with his rank as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General, he couldn't afford to offend so many people. Furthermore, various countries' embassies were not to be trifled with.
So he could only choose a safer method, which was also the method most likely to allow the target to escape.
At this moment, as Jennifer, with Bruce and the others, had just burst into the top floor attic of the opera house, which was the opera house manager's office, a voice suddenly appeared behind them.
The voice appeared so abruptly that Jennifer and Bruce were immediately startled. And when they turned around and saw the person who made the sound, their heart rates intensified even more.
That was a character no one wanted to face as an opponent. Just seeing this person's appearance, Jennifer and Bruce felt immense pressure. Their expressions began to turn grim.
Seeing their grim expressions, Zhou Yi smiled and said,
"Don't worry, Mr. Bruce Banner. I am not on the Military's side."
Although Zhou Yi explained it this way, the highly vigilant Bruce would not believe him so easily. He put Betty on his back, slowly backing away, and asked,
"Then why are you following us, Dawn Knight!"
Hearing Bruce say that, Jennifer also felt that the Dawn Knight meant trouble. She subtly shifted her body, using her physique to block between Zhou Yi and Bruce.
"A certain force asked me to find you. They have similar ideas to the Military, but they are more peaceful. They hope to talk to you!"
"Then what role do you play? A thug after negotiations break down, the perfect candidate to control the Hulk?" Bruce spoke very impolitely, because of these ambitious people who desperately wanted to obtain the Hulk, he lived in seclusion but still found no peace, and his girlfriend was even harmed because of it. Everything that happened caused a wicked Fire to grow in his heart.
If it weren't for Samuel's potion truly suppressing the Hulk, he might have transformed by now.
"Calm down, Mr. Banner.
I just made a deal with them. And how to proceed specifically, I have autonomy." Seeing Bruce and She-Hulk's defensive postures, Zhou Yi spread his hands, trying to appear harmless. "In fact, I'm on your side."
"No one is on my side, Mr. Dawn Knight!" Bruce raised his voice. "The Military, the Government, or the organization you represent, whoever it is. All they want is a monster like the Hulk, and to turn him into a weapon. In your eyes, I'm just an experiment, an experiment representing a powerful weapon."
This was the first time Jennifer had heard Bruce speak such weak, self-deprecating words. As his sister, although she didn't know what kind of despair Bruce had gone through to have such thoughts, she could understand him and chose to support him.
So she made a decision almost immediately.
"Bruce, run!" She suddenly shouted, then with a fierce leap, she grabbed Zhou Yi before he could even understand what she was doing, and took him out! b / >
And when he wanted to resist, he found that doing so was not appropriate at all. Because Jennifer was holding him extremely tightly; she perhaps didn't yet realize the strength she possessed. So she used almost all her might. The consequence of this was that the armor on Zhou Yi's body began to emit alarms, unable to bear the strain.
The dawn armor on Zhou Yi had undergone several generations of debugging and had made a major technological leap. The finished product, made with the latest technology, could withstand tens of tons of pressure when fully energized, but now these new technological products were facing a huge test. The armor, supposedly capable of resisting tens of tons of pressure, couldn't even withstand a She-Hulk's bear hug.
The gradually increasing force began to cause the external nanometal to disintegrate. Even though the nanometal had begun to self-repair, the repair speed was far slower than Jennifer's destructive speed.
What frustrated Zhou Yi even more was that he wasn't there to fight. He was only there to prevent an accidental situation from escalating. From any perspective, he had no reason to become an enemy of Bruce's group. So, unless absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to provoke Bruce, who was already unlucky enough.
In his eyes, Bruce was just an unlucky good guy, certainly not some heinous villain. Naturally, the people around him were no exception. Zhou Yi had followed them all the way from Columbia University and had a pretty good understanding of them.
And it was this understanding that made him give up struggling. This She-Hulk was exerting force like her life depended on it; if he struggled, he might accidentally injure her. And the result of that would be what everyone least wanted to see.
So he could only let this She-Hulk hold him, applying pressure to him while performing a freefall.
With a "boom," a huge sound reached Bruce's ears, and he naturally knew what that sound was. Because he knew, he felt even more resentful.
Jennifer went to face an almost invincible enemy alone to protect him. And he, on the other hand, could only cower in a corner, fleeing like a rat. Plus, Betty was accidentally injured by the Military because she protected him. All of this made him feel immense pressure and pain in his heart.
He began to hate himself for why he chose to eliminate the Hulk. If the Hulk's power were still there, he might not have been without the power to fight back. But now, it was too late to say anything.
He could only hold the unconscious Betty, bury his head, and rush out of the office door. He dared not betray Jennifer's good intentions; escaping was the only thing he could do. He was running, and at the same time, he was praying. He hoped Jennifer would be safe, but as soon as he thought of her opponent, he felt despair.
Why did it have to be like this?